The Greater Mekong Sub-region Academic and Research Network (GMSARN) is a network of
academic
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and
research
Research is creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge. It involves the collection, organization, and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness to ...
institutions in a
Greater Mekong sub-region.
Its mission is to carry out activities in
human resources
Human resources (HR) is the set of people who make up the workforce of an organization, business sector, industry, or economy. A narrower concept is human capital, the knowledge and skills which the individuals command. Similar terms include ' ...
development, joint research, and
dissemination of information and intellectual assets generated in the region. With an emphasis to
complementary linkages between
technological
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and
socio-economic development issues.
Partners
The network includes members from various countries:
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** Institute of Technology of Cambodia
** Royal University of Phnom Penh
The Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP; , ; ) is a national university, national research university of Cambodia, located in the Phnom Penh capital. Established in 1960, it is the country's largest university. It hosts around 30,000 studen ...
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** Kunming University of Science and Technology
** Guangxi University
** Yunnan University
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** National University of Laos
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** Yangon Technological University
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** Asian Institute of Technology
** Khon Kaen University
** Thammasat University
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** Hanoi University of Science and Technology
** Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology
Associate members
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** Nakhon Phanom University
** Ubon Rajathanee University
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** Mekong River Commission
See also
GMSARN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
References
Greater Mekong Subregion
Education in Southeast Asia
Educational organizations based in Asia
Research institutes in Asia
Economy of Southeast Asia
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